Tehachapi, Calif.

Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times

A fixed-wing aircraft drops fire retardant Wednesday on a wildfire near the Kern County community of Tehachapi, Calif., as firefighters try to mop up the blaze, which destroyed more than 30 structures.

A fixed-wing aircraft drops fire retardant Wednesday on a wildfire near the Kern County community of Tehachapi, Calif., as firefighters try to mop up the blaze, which destroyed more than 30 structures. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

A fixed-wing aircraft drops fire retardant Wednesday on a wildfire near the Kern County community of Tehachapi, Calif., as firefighters try to mop up the blaze, which destroyed more than 30 structures.